[vitriolicdarling]

Apr. 15 19:03

I dressed in your bed

Like a child in field of straw

Half returned to me

Your love bleeds

Out in socks too small

Focus focus on me

My heel pounded

my heart stopped beating

Just for a second your spirit

felt near mine

But I must’ve skewed the line

Keeping you company

Felt too much like fear

Confusion

My eyes closed

As I shed yet again on the floor

You saw the scars on my back

Desires and decisions

Left you caressing my mock of a chest

No one to cradle me now

Sending small ripples of hate

[vitriolicdarling]

Apr. 5 16:12

Wish I could express

My unbelievable

Sense for scent

The way his lingered

Through the sea

And the sand on my feet

[vitriolicdarling]

Mar. 23 18:01

Hanger wind chimes

Voice so soft

Clean sheets in springtime

Caress my hand, wind and sand

Suede and olive green

Baby, baby, baby, you say to me

[vitriolicdarling]

Is it better or worse that he doesn’t want to keep me a secret?

[vitriolicdarling]

Nov. 21 15:33

Ever heard the sound, a knife through an orange

A slice and dice of savior, passion like a lover kitten licks on my shell-likes. Sangria in jugs, bartender hugs, I think of ice out the tray shiver and glide, of a blade.

[vitriolicdarling]

Nov 11. 16:02

I see my life as a pretty couplet things unseen truly unbound the rhythm of schemes, dancing around.

[vitriolicdarling]

Sept. 7 20:34

Like a house declaring its name by what is held and contained something like myself, yet a soul pertains physical and boundless.

[vitriolicdarling]

May. 15 14:29

My history of wanting left in the bath alone for solace turned into an eating affliction

My jaw, cracked open over the porcelain crater.

[vitriolicdarling]

Dec 13. 21:16

You asked if I'd take you to bed the vision blurred my head you kissed my palm knowing the peck of the man before stained my lips, blushed Hooded eyes, North Atlantic I saw the worry, the want, the need similar to mine less sober, full of pleas vulnerable and curious you know me Your absence later made me furious I rolled a cig and basked in the glow of your unseriousness out too late and always home early the shade of green on the counter skewed me I relished in your worry the maturity of my inexperience your hair shaded like honey golden lantern hung from my ceiling like a thatch of your being I'll be leaving now, clear month ahead of me left without your confessions of praise I sit and wonder if your mind thunders to the thought of me like the lightening out my window, strike in my chest.

[vitriolicdarling]

Jan 2. 15:34

My love lives here a time I can no longer smell, nearing the season we met.

Mirrors and hand dryers smoking in the bowling alley my legs spread like valleys radio on, playing AC/DC your name rolled off my tongue in breath almost too easy embarrassing exhale of meaning offering a light libation to Christ in return bottoms flew locks so blonde platinum blue

In my Cadillac with my red shellac silver rims, golden dreams, cards shuffling sense of touch, our limbs buffering.

[vitriolicdarling]

Jan 1. 20:40

After the first nativity scene was set the winter white pulled skin on mine burned like a brand suddenly my extremities went to sand

Outside your window bright pearls and diamonds constellations in your eyes swept from the rug like needles of pine silver ornament between temple and jugular above my cheek where I felt meek

Disheveled, plastic on concrete, secluded, worried I'd be booted.